Caribboecetes intermedius Just, 1984

Caribboecetes intermedius Just, 1984 View in CoL

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Caribboecetes intermedius Just, 1984: 48, 49, figs 9, 10. View in CoL

Caribboecetes sp.: Ortiz and Lemaitre 1994: 124.

Caribboecetes justi View in CoL : Ortiz and Lemaitre 1997: 82–85, figs 10–14.

Material examined.

Panama • 1.1–4 mm • 7 ♂, 11 ♀, 12 juveniles; Bocas del Toro, Crawl Caye , 9.2449°N, 82.1383°W; depth 1.5–2.4 m, in sand; 11 Aug 2021; K. N. White leg.; USNM 1743945 About USNM GoogleMaps • 3 ♂, 3 ♀, 7 juveniles; Bocas del Toro, Crawl Caye ; 9.2475°N, 82.1290°W; depth 4.6 m, in sand; 12 Aug 2021; K. N. White leg.; USNM 1743946 About USNM GoogleMaps • 1 ♀; Bocas del Toro, Bocas del Drago ; 9.4134°N, 82.3334°W; depth 1–3 m, in sand; 23 June 2023; K. N. White leg.; USNM 1743947 About USNM GoogleMaps • 3 ♂, 7 ♀; Bocas del Toro, Drago Beach ; 9.4171°N, 82.3248°W; 0–1 m, in sand; 27 June 2023; K. N. White leg.; USNM 1743948 About USNM GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis.

Rostrum acute, reaching beyond eye lobes. Coxae 1–4 ventral margin with long setae; coxa 2 with plumose setae; coxae 3 and 4 anterodistal margins subtruncate. Gnathopod 2 propodus posterior margin with 1–3 robust setae. Pereopod 7 anterior and posterior margins with long, plumose setae.

Distribution.

Barbados: Bath ( Just 1984); Colombia: Barú, Islas del Rosario, Gulf of Morrosquillo ( Ortiz and Lemaitre 1997); Panama: Bocas del Toro (present study).

Ecology and remarks.

Caribboecetes intermedius is a tube dwelling species that occurs in sand at depths of 1–3 m. Gnathopod 2, propodus posterior margin with robust setae (number of robust setae varying with size). After observing the type specimens for Caribboecetes justi and Caribboecetes intermedius , we believe that they are the same species. Panamanian specimens agree closely with previous descriptions of both species. Live specimens are yellow-white in color with brown markings on head and antennae.